Example sentences of "[verb] on [pron] time " in BNC.

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1 ‘ I 'm going to have to impose on your time a little longer , Doctor .
2 This depends on his time preference for present and future consumption which , to some extent , depends on how patient or impatient he is .
3 By recognising the complexity of the work of the ward sister and the demands made on her time , doctors can help by cooperating in good ward management .
4 His creativity continued unabated to the end of his life , but his efficiency in administration and political reform soon led to enormous demands being made on his time .
5 He exists in a series of time-capsules , deeply aware of personal responsibilities , of demands made on his time , of kindnesses he wishes to offer , but nonetheless often unable to escape from the maelstrom he has created around himself .
6 It was not a job that Ernie Brewer had had time to get around to , with all the other demands the garden made on his time .
7 Problems such as deadlines , noise , marital strife , excessive demands made on our time by others , and so forth .
8 With demands made on your time by employers during the day and children in the evenings , months can slip by before you manage to see friends and family .
9 Finally , look after your health — if you are really going to the top enormous demands are going to be made on your time and strength and you can not afford to be careless . ’
10 How could she say , politely , that she had better calls on her time and money than to devote either to mendicant little talents ?
11 To get past your enemy you must crouch , jump or climb , depending on which time zone you 're in. the shoot-'em-up duels take place in the air , allowing full-screen movement with wraparound .
12 Obviously there 's some depending when they , depending on what time of the year you will get some of the savings .
13 Perhaps we could have dinner out first depending on what time it starts .
14 If this remains true today , it is probably because the House does not have the same pressures placed on its time as the Court of Appeal and is able to devote as much time as it wishes to oral argument .
15 How much I used really depended on what time of the month it was , on when I got paid , like .
16 And beside that again , another box full of erm well partly full depended on what time of the week it was .
17 Discard all that time-consuming rubbish and capitalize on your time for people .
18 She had called him at home to check on what time he was coming to pick
19 She always looked in on Carolyn , when she came home ; gradually Carolyn came to realize how kind this was , and how many other claims Clare had on her time .
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